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Ukraine was not “part of Russia” in the sense of always being a subordinate region—it had distinct periods of autonomy and foreign rule. Russia gradually annexed much of Ukraine in the 17th and 18th centuries, fully integrating it into the Russian Empire by the late 18th century. While it was a republic of the USSR, it had its own identity, c…[Read more]

Some more info on the Presidio Trust.

TheEncogitationer wrote:
PopeBeanie, Bernie Sanders supported the Soviet Union that created Vladamir Putin and the Putineers, and Bernie still wants their saw-bones health care system for Americans. And lest we forget, Elon Musk was embraced by the Left when the Eco Wackos thought that cars powered by Lead, acid, and Heavy Metal batteries but…

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TheEncogitationer wrote:
Bernie Sanders supported the Soviet Union that created Vladamir Putin and the Putineers, and Bernie still wants their saw-bones health care system for Americans. Here’s an assessment I got from the Brave browser’s built-in AI (the italics):

As I expected, your characterization of Bernie’s views is brimming over with a…[Read more]

Well, it’s time for everyone to write and tell their GOP legislators at every level plus their governors that Trump is making a widespread turn toward the Democrats a near certainty if he continues down the road he’s on, starting with the writer’s vote.

I really thought that the Veterans would be spared from the cuts (as the new Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins claimed). But it seems like they won’t be. I am friendly with a few who are working or living in Ireland and they are not happy!

One of my best friend’s housing is suddenly at stake now, as he’s a veteran living in the Presidio in San Francisco.

I’m sure everyone’s seen Ezra Klein’s video by now about this administration’s strategy to hit all American’s hard, daily, with news about this or that disruption of government services and entitlement funding. What’s stuck in my…[Read more]

I decided sometime during Trump’s campaign that he couldn’t possibly not understand that his proposed tariff policy combined with his intended mass deportation of a large proportion of our farm workers would devastate the economy.

So, yeah, it’s intentional. Thom Hartmann is stating what was obvious to me.

Bernie’s been on top of presenting the right topics in this new Trumpian era:

Is Musk’s behavior obviously oligarchic?

“Unfortunately, there are two million terrorists in Gaza. Two million. Liri was in their homes, and the children—yes, even the children—are part of this. It’s not just those carrying rifles and wearing green headbands. The so-called uninvolved civilians are not uninvolved at all. And, unfortunately, we’re going to have to fight them all.”

BTW  – quotidian is one of my fav words. (but I don’t use it everyday!!).

Free speech in the United States is robustly protected by the First Amendment and it remains one of the strongest safeguards for expression in the country. In Europe (and I guess in the US too) there is an ongoing discussion about how various societal, technological, and cultural factors are influencing the practical exercise of the right to free…[Read more]

More on Al Jazeera journalism here.

It is funny how our interests broaden as we age….

I find the broader my range of interests, the less complicated life becomes. When I am on a long walk or hike, at some point I remember that I am not just observing nature, but that I am part of it. It is not external to me. Of course, you already know what I mean 🙂

I like Florida too. Like some birds, I have spent some winter migration time there too :-). Mostly in Panama City Beach.

Donegal in the very NW of the country has a surreal natural beauty to it. No. 7 is on my list this year. A friend of mine went there for a holiday about 15 years ago and is still there!! He was thinking about moving back to NC…[Read more]